Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-14
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

REGENT PUBLICATIONS.
 "The Heart of Merrie England" by Rev. James $. Stone, D. D., is book of sugges- tions of England, thoughtful book of tray els in the mother country. Sketches of persons and places in the remote midland district of England are given, which can scarcely fail to interest those who love the history, antiquities and rural life of the old land, as we'll as to foster tender memories and to strengthen loving ties. With @ few exceptions the ground gone over is entirely new. The folk lorist and the antiqusry viii find much that is fresh and entertaining: the student of human nature will delight in de- scriptions of persons, customs, traditions and superstitions. There are extracts from ancient parish registers, bits of local and family history, stories of old out-of- -the-way churches, legends, manners and strange things told by one who is familiar with what he is dealing with. The book thus has a worth more than the ordinary. It is crowd ed with descriptions and thoughts of inter- esting places and subjects. Porter & Coates, publishers, Philadelphia. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "Down the Islands; Voyage to the Ga ribbees," by William Agnew Patton, is a book of travels full of instruction and en- tertainment, with variety of topics and an easy, pleasant treatment. His voyage was undertaken in the spring. From the nara tive the reader acquires a series of sugges- tive pictures of the beautiful islands at which the traveller stopped-St. Kitt's and Dominica, the inhabitants of which present sharp contrast to the French Creoles of Martinique: Barbadoes, which is described as 'one grand sugar estate," and which is declared to be the most densely populated region on earth; Demarara, on the main land of British Guiana, and the towns ou the ad- joining island of Trinidad, where are to be found hosts of Asiasics, Hindoos and Chi- nese, retaining the picturesque dress and the customs of their native lands. MT. Patton has eye for the odd and the instructive; he gives enough of historical fact to put these singular races in the right place. The book contains beautiful illustrations by the artist, N. J. Burns, who took the trip for this purpose and made many sketches of quaint types of character and beautiful bits of scenery. These give the volume a rich holiday dress. Charles Seribner's Sons, pub liahers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 FOrigins of the English People and of the English Language" copied from the latest and best authorities by Jean Roemer, IL. D., vice president of the College of the City of New York, is fresh from the press of Ap- pleton 6 Go. The history of language is the history of those who use and have used that language. Successive invasions, con- quests, &c., have given most European na- tions their geographical limits. New socie- ties formed upon the wrecks of the older ones have retained some elements of their previous existence and language. Lan- guages, like nations, grow, mature and de- cay. The study of the work before us leads first of all to an inquiry into the origin, character and distribution of the Romans, Celts, Saxons, Danes, N0rmans, their idioms, forms of religion, social and political differ ences, their progress in civilized life. His tory and language are studied in the light which each sheds upon the other. The au- thor thus views his subject in it's historical aspect, and moves on with the growth of language through all it's vicissitudes to the masterpieces in all departments of literature and the means of general intercourse. The book has accomplished the object of the It is an early English history and at the same time history of language and literature. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 George Rawlinson, M. A., professor of ancient history in the University of Oxford, has given us new work on ancient history in one volume, embracing period extending from the creation of the world to the de- struction of the Roman empire in the West by the barbarians. A. D. 476. It tells the history of the peoples and States of that time in series of parallel narratives, with especial prominence given to the rise and de- velopment of the "Great Empires" Many parts of history have until recently been only in the condition of fable, but since the meaning of large number of monuments has been worked out it has become as possi- ble to make up an authentic record of these ages The latest investigations and results oI<Ii ioI hie c1-a of saoR I Iiof,N ry. These will be found to be interesting and valuable. The previous work of the author gives testimony as to the thorough ness and completeness which this volume possesses. J. B. Lippincott & Co.,, publish CTS, Philadelphia. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Lee 6 Shepard have just..published No. IS of the Reading Club" containing fifty se- lections in prose and poetry; "The Grand Army Speaker" a collection of the best pa triotio pieces in prose and verse; "The Van kee Dialect Recitations and English Charac- ter Selections;'' 'fIrish, Negro and Medley Dialect Recitations," etc. All are edited by George M. Baker and published in the usual paper covered form. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''The Children of Silence, or the Story of the Deaf," by Joseph A. Seiss, D. D., IL. D., is new book devoted to 8 popular &C., count of deaf mutes, their numbers, the causes most prolific in their production, the nature and effects of their peculiar disabili- ty, how they were regarded in former ages, what can be done for them, together with sketches of the efforts in various periods and nations to instruct and educate them, the methods employed to reach them, and what the present century has developed for their relief Statistics resulting from the inter marriage of blood relatives, etc., are also embraced. It has been examined in manu- script by the principal of the "Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb," who says that f'Such book is much needed. !" The part bearing on the question of heredi- ty, together with the other features of the book, will be enjoyed by all. Porter 6 Coates, publishers, Philadelphia. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Castell Brothers, of London, are issuing some tasty little books in the "Pencil se ries" Among the best are ''The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers" "On the Wing" and Footsteps of Jesus." They are well illus trated in colors and engravings. "The Footsteps of Jesus" gives many phases of his life in illustrated verse. Several Oriental scenes are given in color. Very neat little holiday books. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
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